“God bless whatever Stephen Colbert does next year with no network person to give him notes.”

That was the verdict of Roy Wood Jr. , the host of CNN ‘s Have I Got News For You, when considering how the soon-to-depart CBS late night presenter could use platforms like YouTube to make his anti-Trump voice heard extremely loudly soon.

“When he’s running rampant on YouTube like Don Lemon that will create a bigger issue for this administration in 2026 if he builds an audience,” added Wood Jr. “It will be a very different landscape if he continues to run off [after leaving CBS]. If [the Trump administration] were smart they would leave us alone and let us tell our jokes.”

Wood Jr. was speaking in the wake of Colbert’s show being canceled, with the presenter set to exit next May. Paramo

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